An Orlando company has been tapped to help out after a highly publicized police brutality case in Baltimore because of its software, which can tell a supervisor whether an employee has read company policies or not.

During the trial of Baltimore police in the death of Freddie Gray, it was determined there was no way to know whether officers who transported the 25-year-old had read prisoner-transport guidelines. The death sparked protests last summer.

Baltimore Police Department commissioner Kevin Davis said the software moves the department "out of the mid-80s." Davis even held a news conference to announce that they had chosen Orlando's home-grown tech company to provide the new technology.

There was also a deadline in the Baltimore Sun newspaper blaring "New software will ensure Baltimore police officers receive policy changes, a key issue in Freddie Gray case."

PowerDMS CEO Josh Brown said Davis' news conference took him by surprise.

"It's not our place to have an opinion on the ins and outs of that case," PowerDMS CEO Josh Brown said. "But we think it's critical for organizations to take (compliance) seriously."

Baltimore Police Department officers arrested Freddie Gray on April 12, 2015. He sustained injuries to his neck and spine while in transport in a police vehicle. He slipped into a coma, and died on April 19.

Protests grew throughout the city, and a state of emergency was declared from May 1 to May 6.

PowerDMS software provides a portal for organizations to place policies, guidelines and even videos. Using electronic signatures, supervisors get clear data on who has and has not read guidelines or policy changes.

But the detail goes beyond that.

It also can give users a look at past versions of documents, highlighting any specific changes made from one version to another.

That means employees can be certain to have read the most recent version of a policy.

Brown launched PowerDMS in 2001 after working 12 years for Hernando County Sheriff Office's IT department, just north of Tampa.

The company has grown to nearly 2,000 customers, including about 1,400 law enforcement agencies. That number includes Orlando Police Department and Orlando Health.

Brown's background as a 12-year IT employee at Hernando County Sheriff's Office north of Tampa gave him the idea. About two years ago, the company received $5 million in investment.

The company employs about 75 people, with 55 working out of the third floor of the Church Street Exchange Building in downtown Orlando.

It was also determined at the Baltimore trial that there was no way of knowing whether an officer had read policies related to use of force — a major national controversy.

The Baltimore commissioner said the city's transition to PowerDMS should be complete by July 1.

"PowerDMS is not just for policy dissemination, however," Davis said during the conference. "It is also a platform for delivering training, testing and evaluation and maintaining records of employee training. By using this program the BPD will ensure that each police officer has reviewed policies and training materials, as directed."